Chapter 611 Win Again

  How much can the Shuihuo Er Yi sword be sold for, Fang Li has always wanted to know, this will be his main source of income in the future. With his appearance, it is estimated that the weapons of Yanjing City will be upgraded within a short period of time, and if Fang Li can calm down and forge for two years, then the cultivators of Yanjing City will have one sword per person. This shows the importance of an array master.

  Of course, Fang Li can't keep refining non-stop, and currently he can only refine ordinary Water and Fire Two Elemental Swords.

  Since Fang Li was promoted to the second-grade Array Master, he could engrave the Water and Fire Two Instruments Array on weapons. However, depending on the quality of the materials, the power of the engraved weapon also differed. For example, a Water and Fire Two Instruments Sword made from ordinary iron sword material would naturally be less powerful than one made from Xuan Iron Sword material, which was due to the difference in quality.

  Before Fang Li prepared to auction the Water and Fire Twin Swords, he had already thought of making a better weapon for himself, otherwise it would not have reflected his own advantages. It's just that now he doesn't have the money to buy materials, according to his idea, either don't refine or refine with all one's might to make the best sword, so it has been delayed until now.

  "If one were to use a four-star ordinary artifact as material, it's estimated that they could refine a pseudo-artifact with the power of a seven-star ordinary artifact." Fang Li thought for a moment and had some ideas. A seven-star ordinary artifact would be enough for him to use for a very long time, and if only considering weapons, he was afraid that most elders wouldn't be able to compare.

  "The price of a decent piece of equipment is around 100 crystal stones, and a good beginner's cultivation technique costs about 200 crystal stones. Adding the set of pills to enhance one's foundation, I'll need at least another 1,500 crystal stones, which is 150,000 gold!" Thinking this, Fang Li couldn't help but smile wryly, it seems he still needs to continue working hard.

  Before long, Fang Li had walked to the entrance of the auction house. The original guards, Skinny Monkey and Scarface, were nowhere to be seen, replaced by two new guards.

  These two people didn't know whether they were deliberately warned by their master or if it was their true intention, but they didn't say anything to stop Fang Li because of his clothes.

  One of the young guards in his twenties suddenly lit up and seemed to recognize Fang Li, immediately walking over to ask: "Are you Fang Li, Young Master Fang?"

  Fang Li was taken aback and smiled: "Really? You know me?"

  "It was Miss Mu who told me to wait for you here, she had shown me your portrait before. Miss Mu said that if the young master comes over, I should bring you directly to see her." The young guard replied.

  "Picture?" Fang Li was somewhat perplexed.

  Young guard hugged his fist and said: "Not bad, it's Miss Mu who drew it based on her memory. Although I don't understand painting, but the young master and the person in the picture are at least 90% similar, which shows that Miss Mu's foundation is absolutely not bad."

  Fang Li smiled and didn't ask any more questions. He just said, "Lead the way, I'd like to see what Miss Mu has painted me as."

  "Come with me, young master."

  Following the guard, Fang Li re-entered the room he had been in before.

  This should be a cozy room, with the same leather chair and stone table, but on the wall, in addition to the landscape painting, there was also a portrait of a person. The young man in the painting was dressed in shabby clothes, but his eyes were extremely spirited, like an unsheathed precious sword, sharp and unstoppable, it was Fang Li.

  "The figure in the painting is too sharp, unlike me. I should be a low-key and reserved type." Fang Li stroked his chin, seriously commenting.

  "Hmph!"

  Just as Fang Li finished speaking, a burst of laughter from a girl suddenly came from behind him. It was Mu Yunyan who had just entered and happened to hear Fang Li's comment, and she couldn't hold it in for a moment.

  Fang Li turned his head and also saw Mu Yunyan. Seeing her smiling with pursed lips, he suddenly blushed and felt a bit embarrassed.

  "I'm really sorry, Yunyan didn't intentionally eavesdrop on your conversation, sir."

  Fang Li shrugged and his expression returned to normal. He said calmly, "It doesn't matter, but I shouldn't have casually criticized Miss's work."

  "It's fine as long as you don't blame me. However, your evaluation is not correct, both you and the person in the painting are like a sword drawn out of its scabbard, not with the blade inward." Mu Yunyan smiled lightly, still wearing the same orange-yellow palace attire from their last meeting, which had a relatively low neckline, revealing her slender collarbone and large areas of fair skin.

  Fang Li furrowed his brow and asked, "Could it be that I really resemble the person in the painting by 90%?"

  Muyun Yan didn't know what he meant by this question, but she still nodded seriously.

  Fang Li suddenly fell silent, and after a long time, he let out a sigh. "No wonder many people advised me to be more cautious, it seems I indeed have many shortcomings. This time, I must thank the young lady for enlightening me."

  "Ah! I was just doodling, no need to be so polite." Mu Yunyan hastily waved her hand, "Besides, young master doesn't have to deliberately change anything, I think you're fine just the way you are now. As cultivators, our top priority is to firm up our minds."

  Fang Li smiled slightly, "What I meant by 'insufficient' is that one should not reveal their sharp edges on the outside, but rather keep them hidden within. As for my true nature, it will not be shaken. If it were to be shaken, then I would no longer be Fang Li."

  "The young master is indeed an interesting person." Mu Yunyan smiled faintly, like a lotus flower blooming, beautiful and elegant yet not losing its elegance.

  "After saying so much, I almost forgot about the main thing. Has the Shuihuo Eryi sword that was consigned to you for sale last time been auctioned off?"

  Speaking of which, Mu Yunyan's face immediately turned serious and he said solemnly: "The sword that the young master consigned has been sold to someone, for a total of 240 crystal stones. After deducting the commission of 24 crystal stones, there are still 216 crystal stones left in the young master's account."

  "So many, it's more than I expected." Fang Li smiled slightly and continued to ask: "I wonder if I can use these crystal stones to directly bid on the items in your auction house?"

  "It's perfectly fine, those crystal stones are the young master's private property. If you need them now, you can take them directly. If it's inconvenient to carry, we can also use our family's silver notes as a substitute. Our family's silver notes can be used as hard currency throughout the entire Qi Guo."

  "First, give me sixteen crystal stones. If possible, I hope eight of them are aquamarines and the other eight are fire crystals. As for the remaining two hundred crystal stones, exchange them for silver tickets." Fang Li said after some thought.

  Mei Yunyan was taken aback when he heard the eight crystal stones and eight fire crystal stones, as if he had thought of something, but he didn't say much, just nodded and said: "Of course, young master please wait a moment."

  Before long, Mu Yunyan returned once again, holding two silver notes and a small bag of crystal stones.

  "Thank you." Fang Li took the silver ticket and crystal stone, but instead of putting them away immediately, he asked Mu Yunyan, "I wonder if your auction house has any good skills for sale recently?"

  "What a good technique?" Murong Yunyan thought for a moment, suddenly her eyes lit up and said: "This afternoon there is indeed a top-grade technique that needs to be sold, but this technique is only suitable for women to cultivate, young master may not be able to use it."

  "Suitable for women to cultivate? Haha, just right, I don't know what this technique is called, and how much is the transaction price predicted?" Fang Li heard this and suddenly became excited, hurriedly opening his mouth to ask.

  "This skill is called the Spirit Snake Sword Technique, and its transaction price is roughly between 300 to 500 crystal stones." Mu Yunyan also didn't hide it, directly telling Fang Li.

  He frowned and exclaimed in surprise: "It's so expensive!"

  At this time, he had less than two hundred crystal stones on him, and it was likely that he would have a hard time buying this skill.

  Muyun smiled lightly, "This price is not expensive, you know, this auction is for a skill recorded on a jade card, not a paper book, and can only be used once. If it were a top-grade skill book, the price would rise more than tenfold, and all the major families would participate in the competition."

  "Isn't that saying a top-grade martial arts manual requires several thousand or even tens of thousands of crystal stones? No wonder our Fang family only has a few copies." Fang Li shook his head and sighed, finally understanding the preciousness of the manual.

  "That's natural, high-grade cultivation methods are scarce in Yan City, and even the Cultivation Jade Slabs rarely appear. If it weren't for the fact that the Ling Snake Sword Method is only suitable for female cultivators, its price limit would be far more than 500 crystal stones."

  Fang Li furrowed his brow, somewhat embarrassed. Although he wanted to buy the Gong Fa Yu Pai for his sister, he didn't have that many crystal stones. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't come up with a good solution. Fang Li rubbed his eyes, it seemed like he could only go find Elder Tai Shang to borrow some.

  Muyun Yan seemed to have seen Fang Li's thoughts and couldn't help but smile: "Young Master, are you afraid that the crystal stones won't be enough? Muyun Yan can lend you a few hundred first."

  After finishing speaking, Mu Yunyan immediately took out a sachet from her bosom. Inside the sachet were five silver notes, each worth one hundred crystal stones.

  Xian Yu Yun handed the silver ticket to Fang Li, who was taken aback for a moment. He then looked at her serious expression and couldn't help but laugh: "Miss, aren't you afraid I won't pay back the loan?"

  Muyun Yan also smiled, "I believe in my own judgment, young master is definitely not that kind of person."

  "Thank you for your trust, I borrowed this money and will definitely return it to you within seven days." Fang Li said, without being overly polite, lightly took the silver ticket, which seemed to still have a faint scent of fragrance on it.

  "This silver note wasn't lent to you for free, young master. I have an impolite request and hope you can lend a hand." Mu Yunyan fell silent for a long time before suddenly speaking up, her eyes darting back and forth as if she was somewhat embarrassed.

  Fang Li smiled lightly and said, "There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world, I've learned that lesson. Miss, if you need any help with anything, just say it directly, and if I can do it, I'll definitely help you."

  Fang Li didn't think much and agreed directly. He wasn't familiar with Mu Yunyan anyway, it was only their second meeting. If Mu Yunyan really lent him the 500 crystal stones without any conditions, that would be what made him suspicious.

  "Please forgive me, young master. I'm really unable to find anyone else and that's why I've asked for your help. If you're unwilling, I'll lend you 500 crystal stones instead. It's not that I want to take advantage of your kindness." Yun Wu heard the awkwardness in Fang Li's tone and hastily explained.

  Muyunyan was just a 28-year-old girl who came to Yanjing City alone, with no one to rely on. With her low strength and only the identity of a top-level family's child, she had almost no advantages. Now that she's in trouble, she can only ask for help from Fang Li, whom she has only met twice, which is also helpless.

  "No need for explanation, Miss. If there's anything that needs help, just say so." Fang Li shrugged indifferently.

  Muyun Yan bit her lip and struggled for a long time before saying: "This matter is about the Longgu Purple Gold Pill."

  "Dragon Bone Purple Gold Pill!" Fang Li's eyes widened, and his interest was suddenly piqued. The Supreme Elder had once said that the Dragon Bone Purple Gold Pill was the most effective pill for enhancing one's foundation, and now that Fang Li was on the verge of a breakthrough, it was exactly what he needed.

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